SNS Prize
In 2024, the SNS will award two prizes worth CHF 5,000 each for a scientific paper in clinical research and a scientific paper in applied basic research/translational research in the discipline of neurology and related fields.
You can find the criteria here
Awards ceremony
The SNS Prize will be announced and awarded in November 2024.
Contact
Please do not hesitate to contact the branch office if you have any further questions:
Swiss Neurological Society (SNS)
c/o IMK Institute for Medicine and Communication Ltd
Münsterberg 1
4001 Basel
Tel. +41 (0)61 561 53 58
swissneuro@imk.ch
Prize winners
2023
SNS Clinical Research Prize
PD Dr. med. Thomas Meinel, PhD
Title: „Intravenous Thrombolysis in Patients With Ischemic Stroke and Recent Ingestion of Direct Oral Anticoagulants“
Dr. Lorenzo Caciagli, MD, PhD
Title: „Disorganization of language and working memory systems in frontal versus temporal lobe epilepsy“
SNS Applied Basic Research Prize
Dr. Nils Briel
Title: „Single‑nucleus chromatin accessibility profiling highlights distinct astrocyte signatures in progressive supranuclear palsy and corticobasal degeneration“
2022
SNS Clinical Research Prize
Dr Alessandro Cagol
Title: „Association of Brain Atrophy With Disease Progression Indipendent of Relapse Activity in Patients With Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis“
SNS Applied Basic Research Prize
Dr Anke Salmen (private lecturer)
Title: „Antineonatal Fc Receptor Antibody Treatment Ameliorates MOG-IgG–Associated Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis“
2021
Dr Christopher Tränka
Title of the paper: „Aspirin versus anticoagulation in cervical artery dissection (TREAT-CAD): an open-label, randomised, non-inferiority trial“
2020
Dr Florian Brugger
Title of the paper: "Altered activation and connectivity of the supplementary motor cortex at motor initiation in Parkinson’s disease patients with freezing"
2019
Dr Tatiana Bremova-Ertl
Title of the paper: "The clinical, ocular motor and imaging profile of Niemann Pick type C heterozygosity"
2018
Dr Christian Barro
Title of the paper: "Serum neurofilament as a predictor of disease worsening and brain and spinal cord atrophy in multiple sclerosis"
2017
Dr Paolo Ripellino, Lugano
Title of the paper: "Clinical phenotype and outcome of hepatitis E virus associated neuralgic amyotrophy“
2016
Dr Aurélien Lathuilière, Geneva
Title of the paper: "A subcutaneous cellular implant for passive immunization against amyloid-β reduces brain amyloid and tau pathologies"
2015
Dr Adrian Guggisberg (private lecturer), Geneva
Title of the paper: "Coherent neural oscillations predict future motor and language improvement after stroke"
2014
Dr Arseny Sokolov, Lausanne
Title of the paper: "Structural Loop between the Cerebellum and the Superior Temporal Sulcus: Evidence from Diffusion Tensor Imaging"
2013
Dr Emmanuel Carrera, Madison
Title of the paper: "Neural Activation within the rescued ischemic penumbra is impeded by selective neuronal loss"